The Weill Cornell Medicine Research Training Program in Behavioral Geriatrics

Weill Cornell Post-Doctoral Training Program in Behavioral Geriatrics（TPiBG） TPiBG培养能够进行以患者为导向的研究的独立调查人员，以改善患者的健康状况。 老年人的生活质量和护理质量。行为老年医学是一门科学方向， 社会/行为方法与老年医学方法研究临床意义和紧迫 老化问题（例如，疼痛，认知障碍，多种药物，成瘾，临终医疗决策- 制作，丧亲之痛）。该计划，由卡里里德，医学博士，博士和冬青Prigerson，博士领导，接受两个医学博士 和博士博士后学员（2/年）寻求职业整合生物医学和创新的社会/行为 改善老年人护理和护理结果的方法。一个正式的教学核心课程涵盖的主题 包括临床和心理社会流行病学，基于社区的参与性研究，试验设计， 与老年人的研究有关，科学的严谨性和可重复性以及技术在老龄化研究中的作用。 完成康奈尔大学CTSC硕士学位或临床研究证书课程是强制性的MD 实习生受训人员参加每月的“进行中工作”会议，每月的受训人员论坛提供 指导成果的介绍和出版，研究的道德行为，赠款准备，以及 有助于培养职业发展技能。生物统计学家和数据录入及管理人员， 现有的赠款可用于协助T32学员。培训的核心是共同指导的研究， 第一年，在第二年的研究项目中达到高潮，培训生在联合导师的指导下担任PI 监管我们经验丰富，成功的核心教师导师干部包括PI里德（管理 晚年多因素疼痛），Co-PI Prigerson（临终患者和家属护理），罗纳德博士 阿德尔曼（姑息治疗），马克拉克斯博士（虐待老年人），萨拉J. Czaja博士（老龄化和技术）和博士。 Monika Safford（医疗保健公平），以及Karl Pillemer和Elaine Wethington博士（社会隔离/融合）。 受训人员立即融入一个由纽约市组织组成的大型“研究就绪”网络 为不同种族的老年人服务培训生招聘资源包括亲自介绍该计划 以及在年度研究会议上，包括美国老年学会和美国老年医学会。 临终关怀和姑息医学。进一步的优势包括：（1）老年医学和社会/行为科学合作， 指导，（2）完善的基础设施和灵活，量身定制的指导计划;（3）明确阐述 衡量进展的指标（发表的论文、国家报告、资助的职业奖）;以及（4） 在行为老年医学研究人员的多元化网络的成员。机构优势包括 潜在学员的优秀管道和多个与老龄化相关的中心赠款和R 01支持 实习生的研究。该计划产生的行为老年医学研究人员在协同培训 老年医学和社会/行为科学的学科，唯一能够解决的一个 公共卫生面临的最大挑战是人口老龄化。

Weill Cornell Post-Doctoral Training Program in Behavioral Geriatrics (TPiBG) The TPiBG develops independent investigators capable of conducting patient-oriented research to improve the quality of life and quality of care of older adults. Behavioral Geriatrics is a scientific orientation that integrates social/behavioral approaches with geriatric medicine approaches to study clinically significant and pressing issues of aging (e.g., pain, cognitive impairment, polypharmacy, caregiving, end-of-life medical decision- making, bereavement). The Program, led by Cary Reid, MD, PhD and Holly Prigerson, PhD, accepts both MD and PhD postdoctoral trainees (2/year) seeking careers integrating biomedical and innovative social/behavioral approaches to improve care and care outcomes in older adults. A formal didactic core curriculum covers topics including clinical and psychosocial epidemiology, community-based participatory research, trial design as related to the study of older adults, scientific rigor and reproducibility and role of technology in aging research. Completing the Cornell CTSC Master’s degree or Certificate Program in Clinical Research is mandatory for MD trainees. Trainees participate in monthly “work-in-progress” sessions and a monthly Trainees’ Forum provides instruction in the presentation and publication of results, ethical conduct of research, grant preparation, and helps to build career development skills. Biostatisticians and data entry and management personnel from existing grants are available to assist T32 trainees. The centerpiece of the training is Co-Mentored research in Year 1, culminating in a Year 2 research project for which the Trainee serves as PI under Co-Mentor supervision. Our cadre of experienced and successful core faculty mentors include PI Reid (management of multifactorial pain in later life), Co-PI Prigerson (care of patients and families at end of life), Dr. Ronald Adelman (palliative care), Dr. Mark Lachs (elder abuse), Dr. Sara J. Czaja (aging and technology) and Dr. Monika Safford (healthcare equity), and Drs. Karl Pillemer and Elaine Wethington (social isolation/integration). Trainees are immediately integrated into a large, ”research-ready” network of New York City organizations serving ethnically diverse older adults. Trainee recruitment resources include featuring the program in-person and at annual, research meetings, including the Gerontological Society of America and American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Further strengths include: (1) geriatric and social/behavioral science co- mentorship, (2) well-established infrastructure and flexible, tailored mentorship plans; (3) clearly articulated metrics to gauge progress (published papers, national presentations, funded career awards); and (4) membership in a diverse network of behavioral geriatrics researchers. Institutional strengths include an outstanding pipeline of potential trainees and multiple aging-related Center grants and R01s to support Trainees’ research. The Program produces Behavioral Geriatrics researchers trained in the synergistic disciplines of geriatric medicine and social/behavioral science, uniquely capable of addressing one of the largest challenges to public health – the aging of the population.